Text and work by Elin Flognman. My work is to ‘twist and turn’ everyday objects. Through a mind-hand collaboration I wish to emphasize the magic which is to be found in the mundane. ‘Every day’ and ‘the plain’ are parts of life often put in the shadow of partying and extravaganza. My motto is Every …
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The face reflects the immense art tradition of Europe
Text and work by Loukia Richards. Photo credit for Christ II: Christoph Ziegler. The icon, an indispensable element of the Christian Orthodox visual tradition, inspires my series “Icons”. The presence of the saints faces and the role of the icon in the religious rituals is not just art history for me, but part of my …
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FULLY BOOKED!
Photo: St. Barbara_Loukia Richards, 2016. Collection of Grassi Museum Leipzig. Photo credit: Christoph Ziegler. We accept no more applications for the fee free jewellery workshop in Umweltbundesamt Dessau. One place is still available for the fee free jewellery workshop on 2+3 November at Grassi Museum Leipzig. Both two-day-long workshops are chaired by Christoph Ziegler and …
Every action we make has a lasting impact.
Text and work by Sam Laddin. What I make is an expression of how I perceive humanity as a powerful influence over nature. My work aims to mirror this influence by using ancient casting processes in wood with metals I extract from electronic devices. My process continues to explore how materials can be combined to …
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Wearable objects as critical thinking
Photo: Work by Marion Delarue. See more of her work at WERT/voll – a joint project by Umweltbundesamt and Grassi Museum_curated by Christoph Ziegler and Loukia Richards. Marion Delarue’s work is mainly based on the notion of wearable objects. Because she does not favour any particular material, she is keen on choosing for each project …
From local to global
Photo: Christoph Ziegler with his lamps made of trash. Credit: Christoph Ziegler. Christoph Ziegler is WERT/voll’s co-curator and participant. He spends a lot of time in Leonidio, a small town in Arcadia Greece, while working on a project. Nature inspires him, human negligence makes a lot of trash avalaible for his work, technology enables his …
WERT/voll at Klimt02
WERT/voll opening at Umweltbundsamt Dessau
at 18.00 (6.00 p.m. Central European Time) 11 September 2019.
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Text and work: Zeyun Chen, China. What is value? This is a question that Zeyun is fascinated by and which forms the core of her Masters project. At first glance, you might not recognise the material she has used to create her objects. Could it be wood? Bone? Or is it a precious material such …
Confusion should follow admiration
Text and work: Unk Kraus, Germany. My jewelry should confuse only at second glance.Admiration may belong to the first sight. Unk Kraus was born in Munich in 1949. He practiced veterinary medicine till 1985. He works as a goldsmith and independent artist (painting, sculpture, jewellery) since 1986. He lives and works in Oberkienberg, Germany. LINK: …
WERT/voll_Jewellery+Ecology 